-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A landslide buried 83 workers in a mining area in the Tibet Autonomous Region on Friday morning , China 's official Xinhua News Agency reported , citing local authorities .

The incident occurred about 6 a.m. in Maizhokunggar County , east of Lhasa , the regional capital . The victims , including two Tibetans , were workers from Tibet Huatailong Mining Development Co. Ltd. , a subsidiary of the China National Gold Group Corp. , the news agency said .

The landslide extended three kilometers -LRB- almost two miles -RRB- and was made up of about 2 million cubic meters -LRB- 2.6 million cubic yards -RRB- of mud , rock and other debris , the regional government said .

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The incident occurred around 6 a.m. , Xinhua News Agency says

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The landslide extends three kilometers , or almost two miles